Is Kennie a boy or girl name?

Kennie is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,635 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 20.0% were girls and 80.0% were boys.

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Kennie

Recorded 1896–2025 · United States

Kennie was most popular in 1960, when 44 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,747 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,635 people named Kennie.

Kennie over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kennie’s peak in 1960. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kennie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kennie is mostly a boy’s name — 20.0% of the 1,635 Americans given it were girls and 80.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 90% girls and 10% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org